Science · 1960 · 25 citations · 6 references
MedicineChild HealthHuman DevelopmentChild DevelopmentCraniofacial GrowthPhysical DevelopmentBone DevelopmentBone GrowthChild GrowthGrowth TimingPubertySkeletal DevelopmentAdolescent Skeletal DevelopmentDevelopmental Progress MonitoringPostnatal Skeletal MaturationPubertal Bone DevelopmentPubertal Skeletal DevelopmentPubertal Skeletal GrowthSkeletal Growth PatternsSkeletal Maturation Timing
Children selected for study according to the body build of their parents were found to differ in rate of growth and in timing of osseous development. Boys and girls with large-chested parents were taller and heavier during the growing period and were more advanced in skeletal development than offspring of narrow-chested parents.
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